Elderberry

Black Wattle

About Elderberry and Black Wattle

Elderberry

Black Wattle

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Tree

1.3 Origin

Australia, South America

Southern Africa, South Africa

1.4 Types

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry

Acacia aulacocarpa, Papuan wattle, Red wattle

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

016

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

Valley, wooded grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-89-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

H1, H2, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

9.00 cm910.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

8.00 cm910.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Light Yellow, Lemon yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple, Red

Tan, Chocolate

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Early Spring

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water Deeply

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally, Remove deadheads

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin and hair

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu

Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Back pain, Chest pain, Colic, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Emetic, Febrifuge, Liver problems, Sore Eyes, Stomachic, Tonic, tonic in pregnancy, Tooth ache, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Treating fever, tuberculosis, Upset stomach, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Bark, Seeds, Stem, Tree trunks

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Gum, Used as fuel, Wood is used for making furniture

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

PELTOPHORUM africanum

7.2 Common Name

Elderberry

Black Wattle, Weeping Wattle

7.2.1 In Hindi

Elderberry

Black Wattle Tree

7.2.2 In German

Holunderbeere

Schwarz Akazie Baum

7.2.3 In French

Sureau

Noir Arbre Wattle

7.2.4 In Spanish

Saúco

Negro del árbol del zarzo

7.2.5 In Greek

Elderberry

Μαύρο Wattle Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

Árvore da acácia negra

7.2.7 In Polish

Bez czarny

Czarne Drzewo akacji

7.2.8 In Latin

Elderberry

Niger Wattle ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Rosopsida

8.4 Order

Dipsacales

Gentianales

8.5 Family

Adoxaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Sambucus

Peltophorum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Caesalpinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Caesalpinioideae

8.10 Number of Species

3015

1 27800

Properties of Elderberry and Black Wattle

Wondering what are the properties of Elderberry and Black Wattle? We provide you with everything About Elderberry and Black Wattle. Elderberry doesn't have thorns and Black Wattle doesn't have thorns. Also Elderberry does not have fragrant flowers. Elderberry has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting and Black Wattle has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Elderberry and Black Wattle and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Elderberry and Black Wattle

Season and care of Elderberry and Black Wattle is important to know. While considering everything about Elderberry and Black Wattle Care, growing season is an essential factor. Elderberry season is Early Spring and Black Wattle season is Early Spring. The type of soil for Elderberry is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained and for Black Wattle is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Elderberry is Slightly Acidic and for Black Wattle is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Elderberry and Black Wattle Physical Information

Elderberry and Black Wattle physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Black Wattle height is 910.00 cm and width 910.00 cm. The color specification of Elderberry and Black Wattle are as follows:

Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green
Black Wattle flower color: Light Yellow and Lemon yellow
Black Wattle leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Elderberry and Black Wattle

Care of Elderberry and Black Wattle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Elderberry pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally and Remove deadheads and Black Wattle pruning is done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Elderberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Black Wattle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.